Preston 1-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 22 Apr 2023
Preston and Blackburn drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 April 2023 at Deepdale, Preston. Samuel Szmodics scored for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 2 and Blackburn 3.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: Benjamin Brereton
- 46'
- 59'Foul
- 60'Handball
- 70'
- 76'
- 0-180'assist: Lewis Travis
- 83'out: Liam Delap
- 85'
- 89'
- 89'
- 0-290+4'Own Goal
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Preston
- 7.6Benjamin WhitemanM
- 7.2Álvaro FernándezM
- 7.0Brad PottsM
- 6.9Troy ParrottF
- 6.9Liam DelapF
- 6.9Thomas CannonF
- 6.9Patrick BauerD
- 6.9Andrew HughesD
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.7Ben WoodburnM
- 6.7Freddie WoodmanG
- 6.7Alistair McCannM
- 6.5Daniel JohnsonM
- 6.3Joshua OnomahM
Blackburn
- 7.5Samuel SzmodicsF
- 7.5Dominic HyamD
- 7.3Lewis TravisM
- 7.3Adam WhartonM
- 7.2Aynsley PearsG
- 7.2Hayden CarterD
- 6.9Joseph Rankin-CostelloD
- 6.9Tyler MortonM
- 6.7Harry PickeringD
- 6.7Sorba ThomasF
- 6.7Tyrhys DolanF
- 6.6Ryan HedgesM
- 6.3Benjamin BreretonF
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonR. Lowe
Substitutes
- 20B. Woodburn76'M6.7
- 25D. CornellG
- 18Ryan LedsonM
- 6Liam LindsayD
- 13Alistair McCann70'M6.7
- 7Liam Delap83'F6.9
- 31Jacob SlaterD
BlackburnJ. Tomasson
Substitutes
- 1Thomas KaminskiG
- 16Scott Wharton89'D
- 2Callum Brittain89'D
- 23B. DackM
- 22Benjamin Brereton46'F6.3
- 19R. Hedges46'M6.6
- 30Jake GarrettM
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Álvaro Fernández | 90 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Brad Potts | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Troy Parrott | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Liam Delap | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Cannon | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Patrick Bauer | 76 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ben Woodburn | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Freddie Woodman | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alistair McCann | 20 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Johnson | 70 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Onomah | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Szmodics | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Adam Wharton | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 7.2 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tyler Morton | 89 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Sorba Thomas | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ryan Hedges | 45 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2022/23
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coventry | 46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 46 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston | 46 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | -1 | 59 |
Before and after
Preston
- Previous: Swansea 4-2 Preston, 19 Apr 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Utd 4-1 Preston, 29 Apr 2023 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 1-1 Coventry, 19 Apr 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 0-1 Burnley, 25 Apr 2023 · EFL Championship
Data updated